Rail-anchor.



H. e. GILLMORY.

HAIL ANCHOR.

APPLHIATION FILED MAY 24, I915.

K205 9 325. Patented Nov. 21, 1916, I

surfaces F and U with it and the cross bar assumes a position at an angle to its original position as indicated by the dotted l nes in Fig. 1. The drawing of the surfaces I of the portion H of the cross bar G into contact with the rail base edge by the forcing of the key D into position has caused the'rail to be gripped between the surface I of portion H and the surface V at the bottom of the jaw at the other end of the cross bar. The angular movement or skewing of the cross bar C will increase the grip of the cross bar 0 upon the rail. The resistance of the device to further creeping movement is thus increased automatically by this movement of the cross bar. The key D is held by the contact of the tie engaging portion S with the face of the cross tie and the pressure transmitted through key D sets up tending to turn or cant key D slightly on the rail. The surface M in contact with the rail is relatively short longitudinally of the rail so that the moment thus set up causes the keyD to cant slightly as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3. This action increases the vertical ressure, produced by the key, of the cross ar C upwardly upon the rail bottom and therefore still further increases the resistance of the device to furthei movement of the rail in the forward direction. This actioncontinues until the resistance to forward movement is equal to the forces tending to produce forward movement and generally a very slight forwardmovement of the rail will be suflicient to make the grip of the device upon the rail sufiicient to withstand all the forces tending to move the rail forward. If the rail through temperature changes moves in the backward direction the first effect will be to carry portion S out of contact with the face of the tie. If the key should be held in the ballast there might be some angular movement of the cross bar upon the rail base but the cross bar would continue to grip the rail between surfaces F and G so that whenever movement in the forward direction again occurred the gripping action of the device would again become effective. The engagement of the key I) with the cross bar and rail will readily be seen to be such that the tightness of the key D cannot be effected by vibration or other accidental causes.

Obviously some features of the invention may be used without others and the invena moment BEST AVAILABLE cop",

enumerating equivalents, I claim and desire 7 to secure by Letters Patent 1. A cross bar for rail anchors constructed with a jaw adapted to engage the rail base at one side, a shoulder a apted to engage the rail base edge at the opposite side and curved surfaces upon the lower side of said bar below said shoulder adapted to engage and coact with a pressure producing part.

constructed with an integral base flange engaging jaw a transversely extending por tionand an integral rail base edge engaging portion at the end opposite said jaw said transversely extending portion havin convex surfaces on the lower side thereo adjacent the rail base ed e engaging portion adapted to engage wit a pressure product ing part.

3. A vertical pressure producing part for anticreepers constructed so to engage the upper surface of a rail base and a raid base edge and bottom engagin' element rotational movement of sai pressure producing art about a longitudinal axis above the rail also will force surfaces of said pressure producin part into engagement with surfaces of the bottom engaging element below the rail and thereby produce pressure of the bottom engaging element upwardly upon the rail bottom.

4. A part for rail anchors constructed with surfaces adapted to engage a rail bottom engaging element below the rail and a portion adapted so to engage the upper surface of the rail base flange as to permit angular movement of said part about a longitudinal axis above the rail base.

5. A rail stay comprising a rail gripping element engaging the rail base at one side of the rail and a part so engaging said gripping element below the rail and the upper surface of the rail base opposite to said gripping element as to berotatable about a longitudinal axis above the rail base for effecting the gripping action of said ele- Y ment.

An anticreeping device for rails, comprlsing a cross bar engaging with the top and bottom of the base flange of the rail at one side of the rail and with the edge and i projecting above the base flange of the rail at the other side of the rail and a part constructed to engage with the up er surface of the rail base and the ing edge engagingportion of the cross bar above the rail base and to be forced into engagement with the crossbar below; the rail 7. A rehl anchor, comprising a transverse 2. A rail gripping cross bar for rail stays 80 upwar ly projectrail base flange ,engaging'pai't and a tension member construged s'o 'to engage? the rail base and said has flange engaging partthat transverse grotation of said member about the rail base will force said member into'en-' gagementfwith said part ,and" draw said part into gripping engagement with the rail base flange andjthat'longitudinal movement automatically,fincreasb'ithe grip of the device of the rail ii relationto said membeiiiwill produce angular movement ofisaid part dgnd upon the rail), v

8. A rai/l anchor comprising a fia nge gripping andbottom engaging element and a vertical piiessur pizod'ucing partadapted so toengage t e upper sijirfacc of the rail base and said flange gripping and bottom engagingfelement below the rail base that i ra l and a part so engaging the rail base and 7 extending part engaging the top and edge 9. A device" for preventing the creeping ofrails, comprising a rail base gripping element transversely disposed in relation to the said element as to be rotatable in a plane transverse to the railabout an axis above the-rail. 10. A rail stay, comprising a transversely it the rail foot flange at one side of the rail and the bottom and edge 'of the rail foot flange at the other side of the rail and a verti'ca 1y extending part constructed to engage the transversely extending part below the railand to have pivotal engagement with i "the upper surface of the rail base. 40"- 11. An anticreeper for rails comprising a transversely extending part engaging opposite edges of the rail'base and the u per surface of the rail base at one side 0 the railand a vertically extending element so engaging the upper surface of the rail base atthe other side of the rail and said transversely extending part" below, the. rail that transverse rotation of said vertically extending part about the rail base will causesaid transversely extending part to grip the rail base and that longitudinal movement of the rail in relation to said vertically extending part will produce angular movement of said transversely extending part and automatically increase the grip upon the rail.

12. A rail anchor, comprising .a transversely extending part engaging the bottom, opposite edges and the upper surface of the rail base at one side of the rail and a vertically extending part constructed with a'tie engaging portion having pivotal engagement with the upper surface of the rail base and with the transversely extending part below therail,

13. A rail stay, comprising a bottom engaging part constructed to bear upon the bottom of a rail and a vertical pressure producing part adapted so to engage the bottom engaging part and the upper surface of the rail base that said pressure producing 7 part may be rotated transversely about a longitudinal axis above the rail base when being forced into position and, when inposition, move angularly about a transverse axis. 7

14. An anticreeper for rails, comprising a bottom engaging cross bar and a pressure producing part constructed with tie engaging portions adapted so to engage the upper surface of the rail base that rotational 8 movements of said pressure producing part about an axis above the rail base will force surfaces of said pressure producing part into engagement with said bottom engaging crossbar below the rail and thereby 8 produce pressureof said bottom engaging cross bar upon the bottom of they rail and that longitudinal movement of the rail will produce angular movement of said cross bar and automatically increase the gripping action upon the rail.

15. A rail anchor, comprising a part engaging the top and edge of the rail base flange at one side of the rail extending underneath the rail and engaging the bottoms and edge of the rail base flange. at the other side of the rail and a key provided with means for engaging rotatably with the upper surface of the rail base and with means for engaging said part below the rail base 1 when said key is moved angularly in relation to the ra1l. I 16.A rail stay, comprising a part engaging the bottom and opposite edges of the rail base flange and a vertical pressure pro- 1 ducing member constructed to engage the upper surface of the rail base flange and to be forced into engagement with said part below the rail by rotation of said pressure producing member about an axis above the 1 rail base flange.

1-7. A rail anchor, comprising a rail base flange engaging and gripping element and a rail engaging device so engaging the rail above and said element below the rail base 1 as to permit angular movement of said de vice about a longitudinal axis above the rail base and about'a transverse axis.

18. A rail stay, comprising a rail embracing and gripping part and a rail en- 1 gaging pressure producing element having I tie engaging portions so connected to said part as to be rotatableabout an axis longitudinally disposed above the rail base and to permit angular movementof said elemen 1 about a vertically disposed axis.

, 1.9.A device for preventing the creeping of rails comprising a rail base gripping element transversely disposed in relation to the rail constructed to engage opposite edges 1 thereof and a tie-engaging part engaging the base flange and said gripping element above and the bottom of one endof said gripping element below the rail base.

20. A reversible anticreeper comprising a bar constructed to engage the upper'surface of the base flange at one side of a rail and to engag and extend above the edge of the base flange at the other side of the rail and a key constructed to engage the base flange and said bar above and the lower surface of said bar at one end below the rail and provided with reversely disposed tieabutting portions. a

21. In a rail anchor, the combination with a rail and a cross tie of apart enga 'ng and gripping the base flange at one sis of the rail extending underneath and engagin the edgeof the base flange t the other si e of the rail and means engaging the tie and the base flange above and the end of said part below the rail base for holding said bar in engagement with the rail. A

22. In a rail anchor,:the combination of a bar provided at one end with means for engaging and gripping the base flange of a rail and having the other end turned up to engage. and project above the edge of the rail base flange and means enga ing the base flange and the upturned en of said bar above and the lower surface of said bar below the rail base for drawing the end of the bar up into contact with the rail bottom and for holding the end of the bar in spaced relation to a cross tie.

23. A rail anchor comprising a flange gripping and bottom engaging element and to engage a cross tie and to so engage the upper surface of a rail base and said flange gripping and bottom engaging element below the rail base that movement of the rail in relation to said pressure producing part will produce angular movement of said flange gripping element and thereby increase "the grip upon the rail.

24. An anticreeper comprising a bottom engaging part constructed to en age the bottom and opposite edges of a rail ase and a-tie-engaging vertical pressure producing part adapted so to engage the bottom enging part and the upper surface of the rail a longitudinal axis above the rail base when bein forced into position and to rmit ang ar movement of saidelementa ut a vertical axis and of said device about a trapsverse axis, when in position upon the rai H., G. GILLMOR.

In presence of i N. C. Jnnnmos, v C. B. Baown. 

